Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT02760459
Effects of Perioperative Intravenous Dexamethasone on the Severity of Persistent Postsurgical Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty : A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 70 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Chiang Mai University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 40 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
To compare the effects of perioperative intravenous Dexamethasone with a placebo on the severity of persistent postsurgical pain after total knee arthroplasty.
Detailed description
It is not clear whether perioperative intravenous Dexamethasone has an effect on severity of persistent postsurgical pain (PPSP) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The research hypothesis is that TKA patients experience less severe PPSP after administration of perioperative intravenous Dexamethasone.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | Dexamethasone | |
| DRUG | Normal saline solution |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2016-10-01
- Primary completion
- 2017-06-01
- First posted
- 2016-05-03
- Last updated
- 2016-10-10
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Thailand
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02760459. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.